full+measure

  • 41Square measure — measure meas ure (m[e^]zh [ u]r; 135), n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Gr. me tron, E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to measure.] 1. A standard of dimension; a… …

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  • 42To have hard measure — measure meas ure (m[e^]zh [ u]r; 135), n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Gr. me tron, E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to measure.] 1. A standard of dimension; a… …

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  • 43To take one's measure — measure meas ure (m[e^]zh [ u]r; 135), n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Gr. me tron, E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to measure.] 1. A standard of dimension; a… …

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  • 44To tread a measure — measure meas ure (m[e^]zh [ u]r; 135), n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Gr. me tron, E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to measure.] 1. A standard of dimension; a… …

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  • 45measure — verb 1》 ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by comparison with a standard unit or with an object of known size.     ↘be of (a specified size or degree).     ↘(measure something out) take an exact quantity of something. 2》 assess… …

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  • 46Full House (aircraft) — This article relates to the B 29 named Full House. For the television series, see Full House. Full House was the name of a B 29 Superfortress (B 29 36 MO 44 27298, victor number 83) participating in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima on August 6 …

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  • 47full — 1. adjective /fʊl/ a) Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available. The jugs were full to the point of overflowing. b) Complete; with nothing omitted. Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling …

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  • 48measure one's length — phrasal : to fall or lie flat tripped on a guy wire and measured his length on the roof Frederick Way * * * measure one s length To fall or be thrown down at full length • • • Main Entry: ↑measure …

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  • 49full-scale —    Actual or full size. In the case of an animal or human figure, this is also called human scale or lifesize. Also see épure, human scale, maquette, measure, model, plan, pointing machine, replica, representation, reproduction, scale, and visual …

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  • 50full-time equivalent — /fʊl taɪm əˈkwɪvələnt/ (say fool tuym uh kwivuhluhnt) noun a measure of the involvement of a worker in a project or a student in a course, an FTE of 1.0 being the equivalent of one full time person. Abbrev.: FTE …